1. Course Title
Course No.
Cultural Diversity
LSS – 2053
Final Presentation: Understanding Cultural Diversity
Name: Omar Salem Al Tenaiji
ID: H00157976
Section: CJA
Teacher’s Name: Ms. Sutton
Date: Jan, 2014

2. Contents
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What is Cultural Diversity?
Categories.
Where I can find Cultural Diversity?
Benefits.
Challenges.
The negative impact of Cultural Diversity.
Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination.
Demographics.
Conclusion.

3. Introduction

4. What is Cultural Diversity?
 Diversity: it means the
difference or variety.
 Cultural Diversity: the
variety of human societies or
cultures in a specific region.

5. Categories
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Language
Tradition
Food
Clothes
Religion
Values

6. Where I can find Cultural
Diversity?
• My work.
• My collage.
• My City.

7. Challenges
• Difficulty in communicating with other cultures.
• Hard to fit in other societies.
• Studies will be hard enough.

8. Benefits
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Building the economy.
Learning other cultures.
Respecting other religions and beliefs.
Understanding the way of living.

9. Negative impact of Cultural Diversity
• Taking negative habits from other culture.
• Losing the mother’s language.
• Wearing western clothes.

10. Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination
• Starts with a Joke.
• People take the joke as Fact.
• Treating other people unfairly.

11. Multicultural ( Demographics )
Ethnic Group
Percentage
UAE Nationality
11.5%
Other Arab and Iranian
23%
South Asia
55.5%
Other Expatriates
10%
UAE >>> Garden Salad

12. The End